Autumn is here. Leaves are falling, the sky is grey, birds are gathering on electric wires and moving in warmer lands...nature is descending..and the smell of rotting woods is always appealing to me. It makes me feel calm and satisfied. Brown, yellow, shades of green...

In that particular mood, I decide to share this rich, but also flour-less cake, in the colors of autumn and taste of warmth. Hope you'll like it :)

ingredients:
Batter:
6 egg whites
200 g of sugar
200 g of ground walnuts
zest od half lemon


Filling:
 6 egg yolks
200 g of sugar
100 g of chocolate
150 g of margarine or butter

With electric mixer whip egg whites until soft peaks form, add sugar and mix it until smooth, and all sugar is dissolved. Add ground walnuts. Mix gently. Grease a baking sheet and spread batter into prepared pan (large pan, from the oven, about 28x23 cm). Bake till it's lightly brown. Cut baked batter in three strips (lengthwise). Place bottom layer on a cake stand and with an offset spatula, carefully top with 1/3  of filling. Place the second cake layer on top, spread with another 1/3cof the filling. Repeat with the third layer. Spread with remaining cream around the cake, and decorate with ground walnuts.

Filling: Egg yolks and sugar put in a double boiler, stir constantly until it begins to foam, add chocolate and cook until it thickens. Let it cool.
In cold cream whisk butter.

Summer grows old, cold-blooded mother.
The insects are scant, skinny.
In these palustral homes we only
Croak and wither. 

Sylvia Plath

Reforma torta



Tijesto
6 bjelanjaka 
200 g šećera 
200 g mljevenih oraha 
malo limunove kore

Fil
6 žumanjaka 
200 g šećera 
100 g čokolade 
150 g margarina
 
Priprema 
1. Za tijesto izradimo bjelance, dodamo šećer i na kraju orahe. Istresemo u tepsiji od rerne i pečemo (staviti masni papir ili dooobro nauljiti i posuti brašnom, jer je tijesto krhko. No ni to nije problem, kad se slaže torta može izgledati sve ruševno, al kad se na kraju reže, ništa se ne primjeti ;) :)). 

Pečeno tijesto po dužini izrežemo na tri trake. Na tacnu stavimo jednu traku, premažemo filom, zatim drugu, opet fil, treću i onda sve fino obmažemo (dal ta riječ uopće postoji :D). Pospemo mljevenim orasima, ukrasimo M&M bombonima, ili već po volji. 

2. Fil kuhamo na pari - žumanjci, šećer i čokolada. 
Na kraju u malo prohlađeno dodamo margarin i dobro izmiksamo.
 
Posluživanje 
Ako se tijesto teže vadi, presijecite svaku traku po pola (okomito na traku, jel), nek se runi, nek radi što hoće, ne odustajte i samo slažite kao puzzle, ništa se na kraju ne primijeti :)

Ingredients for dough:
4 egg yolks
250 g of flour
20 g fresh baker yeast
1 dl of milk, heated to lukewarm
pinch of salt
Lemon zest


In a medium bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm milk, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Add egg yolks, pinch of salt and lemon zest Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half.  Roll out the dough (not too thin).

Ingredients for spread:

150 g margarine or butter(the lard is used in old original recipe)
150-200 g sugar
cinnamon (optional)
raisins soaked in rum (optional)

Spread dough with  butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon/raisins mixture.

Then cut the dough into stripes, and roll every strips in a "snail" form. and put it in a tin sprinkled with flour. Place rolls in a lightly greased baking pan. Sprinkle with a little bit of sugar. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 25-35 minutes. Meanwhile prepare milk syrup.

Milk Syrup:

8 dcl of milk
2 vanilla sugar
7 tablespoons of sugar

In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine sugar and milk. Cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Pour milk syrup over warm rolls. Then put it back into the warm oven, for about 5 minutes.

Still warm:

Enjoy :)


FERDINAND KRAFNE (Osinja gnijezda)

Sastojci za tijesto:
4 žumanjka
250 g brašna
1 paketić germe
1 dcl mlijeka
malo soli
limuna

U mlijeko staviti malo šećera i izmrviti germu. Nakon 5-10 minuta dizanja, zamijesit sa ostalim sastojcima. Razvaljati tijesto (neka bude malo deblje).

Sastojci za premaz:

150 g margarina (u originalu je masti)
150 - 200 g šećera
cimeta

Tijesto premazati s rastopljenim margarinom i pošećeriti ravnomjerno sa šećerom i cimetom (ako volite).



Zatim režemo tijesto na trake:



i motamo u "pužiće", te redamo u tepsiju. Neka tako odstoji oko sat vremena na toplo, da se digne:



Zatim stavimo peći. Pečeno prelijemo s preljevom od:

8 dcl mlijeka
2 vanilin šećera

kojeg malo ugrijemo. Vratimo u mlaku rernu na par minuta:



I to je to! Uživajte :)